Example sentences of "only [prep] a [adj] time [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A worker-directed study conducted in the mid-1970s considered as temporary workers all who had a job which was available only for a limited time and all who were themselves available for their jobs for only a limited period of time . |
| 2 | Many children come into care only for a short time while their parents try to sort out their difficulties . |
| 3 | According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle A ( s.a. 755 ) Beornred succeeded to the kingdom on the death of Aethelbald but held it only for a short time and unhappily . |
| 4 | Because we knew that the headmaster of the Scuola Medie Inferiori , where I was now in my last year , was not in a position to punish us if we did not appear for lessons on demonstration days , many of us took part only for a short time and then went home . |
| 5 | An application for relief may be filed only within a reasonable time after the defendant has knowledge of the judgment . |
| 6 | By Luke 's own admission he saw her as shallow , someone interested only in a good time and a string of boyfriends . |